Hickman's Tree Services & Tower Hire

Hickman's Tree Services & Tower Hire calls itself central Victoria's longest-established tree service, and the family's connection to the timber runs deep: Darren Hickman's grandfather was logging around the district back in the mid-1930s, and the business now carries more than 30 years in tree maintenance. Working out of California Gully in Bendigo, the crew are OH&S accredited environmental arborists and a regular tree contractor for the local council.

The tree work covers tree removal, tree pruning and general tree maintenance, along with stump grinding and removal to clear the ground afterwards. Difficult trees are taken down using rope and harness climbing and proper tree surgery techniques, and the business also handles the more specialised jobs like palm transplanting and clearing SEC easements around powerlines. Tree consultancy is there for owners who want an assessment before committing to any work.

Alongside the arborist side, Hickman's runs a substantial equipment hire operation. Travel towers can be hired for height access, together with backhoes, bobcats, wood chippers, stump grinders and 10-metre bogie tip trucks. For contractors and property owners taking on their own clearing or access work, it means the gear can come from the same yard as the tree crew.

The green waste from jobs is turned into mulch for sale rather than being dumped. Based in Bendigo, Hickman's serves the city and the wider Central Victoria region, with the reach and equipment to take on everything from a single backyard tree to council-scale clearing.

The business can be reached on (03) 5447 2944 or 0418 510 633 to arrange a quote, book tree work, or hire equipment. Three generations on from the family's logging days, Hickman's brings long local knowledge and a full yard of gear to tree work across Bendigo and Central Victoria.